In a step towards the realization of its master plan for a “neighborhood of art,” the Menil Collection has appointed landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh to enhance and expand the…
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CentralTrak Sculptor Unveils Prosthetic Art, Then Has Unexpected Amputation
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 1 commentThe sculptures of R.E. Cox are rarely exhibited, but they fit perfectly into the current group exhibition at UT Dallas’ CentralTrak gallery, That Mortal Coil: Rebuking the Ideal in Figurative Art.…
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Austin New Media Art and Sound Summit Begins Tonight!
by Lee Websterby Lee Webster 0 commentA three day summit of creative music including performance art, film, and installations is about the coolest electronic music geek-out session I can think of.
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The Linda Pace Foundation in San Antonio has announced the appointment of Dr. Maura Reilly as its new Executive Director. The New York- and Sydney-based curator is recognized internationally for…
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Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey at Amon Carter Museum of American Art
by Lucia Simekby Lucia Simek 1 commentBearden and Homer cleverly spin experience into a something we can all sing—Cyclops, Circe and Nausicaa are recounted in colorful and expressive collages, which take cues from Matisse’s cut-outs and blend them with African tropes.
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Less than six weeks after long-time Executive Director Susan Myers retired, the Holocaust Museum Houston has announced that Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga will assume the role, beginning July 17. After…
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Jesse Morgan Barnett: Season at The Reading Room
by Lucia Simekby Lucia Simek 1 commentSeason is dedicated to the act of fishing and its trappings—in the center of the gallery, the hacked-off bow of a sailboat lies atop a white table like the carcass of an enormous fish that’s been laid there for cleaning.
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The University of Houston’s School of Art has finally hired someone to fill gap left by Suzanne Bloom when she retired last spring after 35 years. Keliy Anderson-Staley will join…
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Artists Who Steal Art: When Is Appropriation Simply Theft?
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 9 commentsKay Smith, an artist from Big Springs, Texas, was having a down day when she decided to cheer herself up by visiting the new T.J.Maxx in Midland. Perusing the…
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Lee Littlefield, Houston Sculptor and “Pop-Up” Artist, Has Died
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 54 commentsAfter being hospitalized due to a recent car accident, artist Lee Littlefield was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. He was released a few days ago and died at home,…
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Organized by the DMA’s Olivier Meslay with help from the Amon Carter, it's a small, thoughtful gem of a show, and dense with emotion—a surprise grenade of grief, wishful thinking, and soul searching.
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Making Leaders and Making Money: TFA to Present How-To Workshop
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentMost arts organizations will agree that they could use stronger leadership and more money, so Texans for the Arts (TFA) is putting together an all-day workshop called “Arts Funding and…
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Latinas at the Movies: It’s Señorita Cinema Weekend!
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentSeñorita Cinema, the Texas All Latina Film Festival, founded by Houston filmmaker Stephanie Saint Sanchez, is back! If you missed last night’s opening night screening, there are still more…
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Using themselves and their bodies as inception, means and end to art production, Jonas and Pane's work is a precursor of today’s predilection for transforming private aspects of existence into spectacle.
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If You Love Something, Set it Free: Nasher to Announce First Citywide Sculpture Project
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentThe Nasher Sculpture Center knows how to hold a press announcement: with a celebratory release of homing pigeons! Early this year, the Nasher announced that it would present an exhibition…
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Unconventional placement tests how Araujo’s work holds up in contexts outside the traditional exhibition space, and speaks to the curator’s happy-go-lucky sensibility, but feels confused.
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West Texas Rocks! Free DJ Camp at Ballroom Marfa
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentDo kids in West Texas act all bored and think they’re stuck out in the middle of nowhere, or do they realize they have access to the hippest summer camp…
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Democratic Digital Art for Sale: S[edition] Launches New Site
by Paula Newtonby Paula Newton 0 commentAn expanded version of the web site s[edition] launched yesterday, creating a new platform for digital artists to sell their work to buyers around the world. If successful, more digital…
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Dallas city officials declared the month Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and CentralTrak has started off June with a loud, queer bang. First they presented 214 Trans4m: Fotos…
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In today’s installment, Houston artist Gabriel Martinez talks about trespassing, staking a claim for art, and making a scene.